Day of Action & Rally – No New Offshore Drilling – Tacoma – February 5 – 5:30 p.m.
Let your voice be heard . . . Say No, No, No!
The current administration wants to open 90% of U.S. coastal waters to offshore drilling between 2019 and 2024. It’s important to have a large turnout attending BOEM’s (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management) revised program presentation and other events happening during the day. Make your voice heard and say no to this proposal that would be devastating to U.S. coasts.
Here’s all the details from our friends at Stand Up To Oil:
There is still time to RSVP to attend the Public Meeting about Offshore Drilling & People’s Hearing this coming Monday. We look forward to seeing you there!
Carpool Sign Up https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/y2mpin
Here’s our schedule for the day:
WHAT: Public Meeting about Offshore Drilling and People’s Hearing
WHERE: Tacoma’s Landmark Catering and Convention Center (47 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402)
WHEN: February 5, 1:00 – 8:00 pm
1:00-2:00 Press Conference (Corinthian Room)
2:00-8:00 People’s Hearing (Corinthian Room) – see detailed schedule below
3:00-7:00 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Open House
5:30-6:30 Rally and Dinner (outside Landmark Catering and Convention Center)
WEAR BLUE for clean water!
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People’s Hearing Program:
| 1:00-2:00 pm | Press conference |
| 2:00-3:00 pm | People’s Hearing |
| 3:00-3:10pm(approximate) | Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaking |
| 3:10-5:30pm | People’s Hearing |
| 5:30-6:30 pm | Rally and Dinner (pizza) |
| 6:30-8:00 pm | People’s Hearing continued |
| Visit the Public Meeting hosted by BOEM, 3:00-7:00 pm | |
Activities at the People’s Hearing to include:
- Volunteer to sit on the People’s Panel to hear testimony
- Make your Delegation sash or a sign for the rally
- Take a photo in the photo booth and share on social media
- Meet organizations
HOW TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK
We’ll have signs directing you where to sign up – you’ll have the option to sign up throughout the day. Speakers will have 3 minutes to give testimony (subject to change based on the time and number of speakers). We will do our best to accommodate varied travel schedules. A stenographer will record your testimony to submit it to the BOEM as a written comment.
Here’s a list of sample talking points and facts about the risks of offshore drilling – we’ll have copies at the hearing too. Find sample social media posts at the end of the document.
Bring additional snacks and water – we’ll serve pizza, but it’s a long day!
Questions? Contact Stina Janssen at stina@wecprotects.org or at 360-301-3340.
Support by: Surfriders, Sierra Club, Stand Up to Oil, 350 Tacoma, Fuse WA, Washington Environmental Council, 350 Seattle, Backbone Campaign and more.
Still can’t go to Tacoma? You can watch the live feed from home. (You don’t need a Facebook account for viewing at 1pm Monday) https://www.facebook.com/StandUpToOil/videos/2027611667498271/
Formal public comment: You are encouraged to submit written comments to inform the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management of specific issues, impacting factors, environmental resources, alternatives to the proposed action, and mitigation measures to consider in its analyses. BOEM prefers online comments. Submit comments at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=BOEM-2017-0074
Contributing Organizers: Sierra Club, 350 Tacoma, 350 Seattle, Washington Environmental Council, and Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association.
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